News

Sebelius says health website improving

“We are definitely on track to have a significantly different user experience by the end of this month,” Sebelius said.…

Comet dances with sun, death; giving mixed signals

Astronomers are giving mixed odds on the chances of Comet ISON surviving its close encounter with the sun Thursday. Astronomers…

Judge rejects OJ Simpson’s bid for new trial

O.J. Simpson suffered a setback Tuesday when a Clark County District Court judge denied the former football star’s request for…

Business Briefs

Habitat for Humanity of Montezuma County was approved as an Enterprise Zone Contribution Project by the Colorado Economic Development Commission…

Stocks higher, helped by retail, housing market

Homebuilder shares surged after the Commerce Department reported that approvals for housing permits rose in October at the fastest pace…

Major carmakers to release hydrogen vehicles

Hyundai will offer its Tucson hydrogen-powered fuel-cell electric vehicle to customers in spring 2014.Hyundai Motor America/PRNewsFoto At auto shows on…

Despite stock surge, bubble not on horizon

The Dow Jones industrial average has surged since early October, crossing the 16,000-point threshold. IPOs are hot again. Small investors,…

Durango stores gear up for Friday

retailers to have sales, open earlier

Local Briefs

The Colorado Department of Transportation, Colorado State Patrol and law enforcement agencies throughout the state will be cracking down on…

U.S. fares unevenly against world

Massachusetts was the top performing state, but it still lagged behind some Asian countries in terms of its students’ overall…

Education Briefs

Durango School District 9-R Superintendent Dan Snowberger will lead a round table to discuss the district’s current academic programs from…

Records reveal reasons for pub’s suspension

pulled Irish Embassy’s liquor license for 10 days

Bondad boom!

near Bondad to make highway safer; large chunk of sandstone cliff disintegrated with dynamite

U.S. challenges China claim

China is raising the stakes in the East China Sea by announcing that it is establishing an air defense zone…

Deal spurs concerns for some ex-hostages

Iranians gather outside the U.S. Embassy in Tehran in November 1979 after revolutionary students took 60 Americans hostage earlier in…

Community Road Work Conditions

The city of Durango Community Development Department’s fall construction of the Downtown Sidewalk Improvement Project has resumed. Each side street…

Community Menus

Durango/La Plata Senior Center: Swiss steak, whipped potatoes, California veggies, salad bar, wheat roll and peaches. Durango School District 9-R:…

Dayplaner Wednesday

Sunrise Yoga, 7-8 a.m. and 8:15-9:15 a.m., Boys and Girls Club of La Plata County, 2750 Main Ave., $5, 259-0385.…

Penny Lane: Gitmo’s other secret CIA facility

This satellite image taken in September 2010 shows a portion of Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, including the secret facility…

Supreme Court to take up dispute

companies don’t want to cover birth control

The Blotter

Monday 10:48 a.m. A woman reported suspicious footprints by her window at Hillcrest Apartments, 1000 Goeglein Gulch Road. 1:12 p.m.…

The view from on high

Bovine venereal disease appears

Plata, Archuleta counties on list

Telluride gets kudos from Condé Nast readers

According to a poll conducted by Condé Nast Traveler, the ski area, about 2½ hours from Durango, is No. 1…